Musée du Vin / Weinmuseum
Museumsplatz
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 456 45 25
www.museeduvin-valais.ch
Naturpark Pfyn-Finges - The Vine and Wine Museum, Sierre - Salgesch is devoted to viticulture. The 2 exhibitions in the Zumofenhaus and the Château Villa deal with differnt topics, but they are linked with a 6-km long nature trail and as such also form one entity.
The Valais Vine and Wine Museum, Sierre - Salgesch is devoted to viticulture. The 2 exhibitions in the Zumofenhaus in Salgesch (vines) and the Château Villa in Sierre (wine-making) deal with differnt topics, but they are linked with a 6-km long nature trail and as such also form one entity.
The Wine Museum in Salgesch is closed for renovations until late August / early September. Thank you for your attention, sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Walk along the vineyard trail to understand better the world of wine. This 6-km long trail takes you through vineyards, hedges and little woods to discover the wine-making villages and the methods of cultivation. 80 Information boards line the route. They inform about life in the vineyards and about the landscape and its inhabitants.
Duration: Two and a half hours. There are rest areas provided for visitors. The return trip from Salgesch or Sierre is possible by train.
Experience the wine area and get to know the world of wine. Along the 6km wine trail you will discover wine villages, the wine regions and the wine technology.
On the way through vineyards and wine villages in the nature park.
The perfect route for an e.bike tour. Ride along the Valais language border and at the same time through diverse typical Valais villages such as Muras, Veyras and Miège. Enjoy the wonderful panorama over the valley.
Discover wine and water between Sierre and Salgesch. The walk goes from Sierre past the Gironde Lake and along the wild Rhone to Salgesch. A wine-tasting stop at one of the wine partner companies is well worthwhile.
A theme trail about the vineyards, the wine-growers and the landscape.
Distance 8 km
Time required 2 h 15
Altitude difference: Ascent 260 m
Altitude difference: Descent 210 m
The artists' village of Veyras, where Rainer Maria Rilke lived, the Raspille Gorge, the Valais Wine Museum in the Zumofenhaus in Salgesch and the village of Varen are all well worth seeing. Another possibility goes through the forest of Pfyn/Finges.
